West Ham United are being heavily linked with a move for Monaco centre-back Aymen Abdennour.
The 25-year old defender only joined the club on a permanent basis last summer after a successful loan spell the year before, and has made over 30 appearances for the Tunisian national side.
French newspaper L’Equipe reports that the Hammers made a bid approaching £15 million last week, which was turned down, although they seem set to improve on that in the coming days.
Abdennour is also the subject of interest from Liverpool.
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